| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Firefighters from across the Caribbean who participated in bush fire management training carried out by the United States Forest Service (USFS), through its Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience (NICaR) programme.
Firefighters from across the Caribbean who participated in bush fire management training carried out by the United States Forest Service (USFS), through its Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience (NICaR) programme.

Local Firefighters Get Training In Bush Fire Management

The capacity of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) to combat bush fires has been strengthened. Thirteen local firefighters were among a group of 35 personnel from across 13 Caribbean countries who benefited from training in bush fire management, which was...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left), engages stakeholders from the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and Jamaica Fire Brigade as they tour one of the proposed sites for the construction of a new fire station in the Balaclava area of St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday, June 21.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left), engages stakeholders from the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and Jamaica Fire Brigade as they tour one of the proposed sites for the construction of a new fire station in the Balaclava area of St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday, June 21.

New Fire Station for Balaclava In St. Elizabeth
Court House building in Falmouth that houses the offices of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and the Parish Court, now partially closed after the roof covering the Parish Court collapsed recently.
Court House building in Falmouth that houses the offices of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and the Parish Court, now partially closed after the roof covering the Parish Court collapsed recently.

Mayor’s Forum In Falmouth on June 28
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), cuts ribbon to officially hand over a new Indigent Housing Programme unit to beneficiary Bernicey Wright (second left) in Black River, St. Elizabeth, on June 22. Also taking part are (from left) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southwestern, Hon. Floyd Green; Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster and Councillor for the Black River Division, Dwight Salmon.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), cuts ribbon to officially hand over a new Indigent Housing Programme unit to beneficiary Bernicey Wright (second left) in Black River, St. Elizabeth, on June 22. Also taking part are (from left) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southwestern, Hon. Floyd Green; Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster and Councillor for the Black River Division, Dwight Salmon.

Fire Victim Gets New House Under Indigent Housing Programme
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, leads a tour of the St. Elizabeth Infirmary in Santa Cruz, on Wednesday, June 21.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, leads a tour of the St. Elizabeth Infirmary in Santa Cruz, on Wednesday, June 21.

All Systems on Standby – Minister McKenzie

More

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), speaks with Assistant Matron for the St. Elizabeth Infirmary, Veronic Roach (left), during a tour of the infirmary in Santa Cruz on Wednesday, June 21. At right is the Ministry’s Chief Technical Officer, Dwight Wilson.
Local Government

CHASE Fund Donates Ambulance to St. Elizabeth Infirmary

The St. Elizabeth Infirmary in Santa Cruz is to boost its emergency medical service as the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has donated an ambulance to the entity. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who shared the news during a tour of the “best kept” facility on June 21, noted that the ambulance...
Read more
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), listens to a point being made by craft vendor, Kathlene Henry (right). Looking on (from left) are Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson and Member of Parliament, Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz. Occasion was a brief address to the Portland Municipal Corporation on Friday (June 16) following Minister McKenzie’s tour of the fire-ravaged Musgrave Market in Port Antonio.
Local Government

Minister McKenzie Urges Compassion for Displaced Musgrave Market Vendors

Municipal police officers in Portland are being urged to be compassionate to vendors who were displaced by the Musgrave Market fire in the parish capital, Port Antonio, in May. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who toured the market on Friday (June 16), noted that temporary arrangements have been made for the vendors while the facility...
Read more
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), makes a point to Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Dwight Wilson (left), during a tour of the site for a homeless shelter in Port Antonio, on June 16. Also pictured (from third left) are Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz and Mayor or Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson. The homeless shelter will be built on the compound of the parish’s poor relief office.
Local Government

Site Identified for Homeless Shelter In Portland

The homeless in Portland will soon have access to a shelter, following the identification of a suitable site for the facility by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. “This is the location; we’re at the poor relief office in Port Antonio. It is the ideal location that we will now use to house the shelter for the...
Read more
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie speaking at a post-Cabinet Press Briefing held at Jamaica House recently.
Local Government

No Plans to Divest Musgrave Market

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie says there are no plans to divest the Musgrave Market in Portland. “No decision has been taken to divest the interest of the Musgrave Market to anybody…it is the property of the Municipal Corporation and whatever repairs are going to be done, the funding will be provided by the Ministry,”...
Read more
Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis.
Local Government

Jamaicans Urged to Safeguard Children

Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, is calling on all well-thinking citizens to do their part in safeguarding the nation’s children. He made the appeal during the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) monthly meeting on June 13, where he strongly condemned the abduction and killing of eight-year-old Danielle Rowe. “The level of heartlessness and cruelty can only...
Read more
Director of the Meteorological Service (Met Service), Evan Thompson, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Wednesday (June 14).
Local Government

Expect No Increase In Rainfall July and August – Met Service

Director of the Meteorological Service (Met Service), Evan Thompson, says despite the recent rainfall impacting the island, Jamaicans should not expect an increase in rainfall levels between July and August. “Usually, July is a low-rainfall period of the season, and so as we move towards July and August, do not expect too much rainfall. Unless we get some tropical waves...
Read more
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing journalists during Wednesday’s (June 14) post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.
Local Government

Damage from Recent Heavy Rains Estimated at Over $100m

The cost of damage sustained by parochial infrastructure during the recent heavy rains has been estimated at over $100 million. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon Desmond McKenzie, who said: “We are expecting that once the rain subsides and more assessment is undertaken, that we will see an increase in that number.” The rainfall...
Read more